Seahawks stave off Valiants late to win 10-8

SEAHAWK MEN'S LACROSSE RESULTS

Salve Regina 10, Manhattanville 8
Middletown, R.I. – Gaudet Field
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Summary
The Salve Regina University men's lacrosse team has won two straight after defeating Manhattanville College 10-8 in non-conference action Thursday night at Gaudet Field.

Series and Streaks
This was the first ever meeting between the teams. The Seahawks now lead the series 1-0.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Salve Regina junior Andrew Fera (Cranston, R.I.) - scored four goals.
2 – Manhattanville freshman T.J. Caccavo (Carlsbad, Calif.) - scored four times for the visitors.
3 – Salve Regina junior Matt D'Amore (Duxbury, Mass.) - made nine saves in net to earn his sixth win of the season, now 6-4 overall between the pipes for the Seahawks.

Turning Point
A 3-1 scoring run in the fourth quarter helped the Seahawks put enough distance between themselves and the Valiants. Andrew Fera scored his fourth of the night with 12:46 to play, but Caccavo answered with his fourth for Manhattanville to make it a one score game, 8-7. Eric Backus (Mansfield, Mass.) ripped a shot home with 7:08 to play to give Salve Regina some breathing room, then Zach Makoske (Shoreham, N.Y.) put the game out of reach with his 11th goal of the season with 3:43 left to play, giving Salve Regina a 10-7 lead.

Quick Hits

• Andrew Murray (Yonkers, N.Y.) made things interesting when he scored with 50 seconds left to make it a two-score game, but Gonzalez won a big draw for Salve Regina and the Seahawks defense clamped down, not allowing a shot to close out the game.
• The Seahawks held a 26-23 advantage in shots with a 19-18 advantage in shots on goal.
• Zach Hoffman (Loudonville, N.Y.) made nine saves in the loss for the Valiants.
• The Seahawks won 13-22 faceoffs, Gonzalez winning all 13.

Next up
Salve Regina (6-4, 0-1 CCC) – Saturday, April 1 at Gordon, 12 p.m.
Manhattanville (4-3) – Wenesday, April 5 vs Delaware Valley, 4 p.m.